her skin, his mouth hot against hers, the way he'd whispered her name like a pray

minutes early, hoping to compose herself be

ght catching the sharp angles of his face. When he looked up, his gree

he said, v

ghtened around her

lence stretche

his throat. "A

it," she blurted. "It was just

arkened. "Is that

voice cut through the tension. "

ting was about the

against the table. "But they want to expand the camp

dropped. "That

said, already scribbling

charge of the expanded team. Emma will oversee copy,

ights. More time with Liam. More

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as everywhere-leaning over her shoulder to point out a typo, handing her coffee

always been strong, but now it was electric. They anticipated each other's moves,

ignore it. Trie

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e still

look up. "Nei

door behind him. The click of the

to talk,

jumped. "Ab

stured between them.

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tightened.

ing her against the desk. His scent-cedar

t feel it," he dem

dy leaned toward him.

h warmed her lips. "Sa

aid it. Should hav

, she ki

talk about wh

dn't tal

apping the hard planes of his back. His mouth moved to

ammed down

apart, brea

rough his dishevele

mma agreed

stepped back. "I'l

her lips sti

ped into her chair, pressing shaking han

early again, determined to act n

Liam's in with the execs all morni

wisted. "What kin

stwood's opening a San Francisco branch.

to the gut. San Francisco.

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ing herself into work. But fate-t

ded a corner and c

with warm hands on her

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ce sounded brittle even to her

n his jaw. "I have

rms. "Just like you hadn't d

ion darkened

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her wrist.

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way, ignoring the

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